Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Alec Bradley’s 2017 TAA Exclusive release is now heading to retailers. This week, the company announced shipment of the Alec Bradley Black Market Illicit to Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers. While the Illicit is branded under Alec Bradley’s Black Market line, it is a different blend. The Illicit features a Nicaraguan wrapper, Honduran and Nicaraguan binders, and fillers described […]
Each year, the Tatuaje TAA release is arguably been the most anticipated installment of the annual Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. Now the seventh installment, the Tatuaje TAA 2017 is slated to head to retailers. The Tatuaje TAA 2017 will once again bring back a size familiar to many fans of this series – a box-pressed 6 […]
Add Kristoff Cigars to the list of the exclusive cigars for the 2017 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. This month, retailers have begun to receive the Kristoff TAA Exclusive 49 – a large 7 1/2 x 56 salomon release. This is the first Kristoff cigar branded with the TAA name on it, however this is not Kristoff’s first […]
For the sixth consecutive year, La Flor Dominicana will be a part of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. 2017’s installment, the La Flor Dominicana TAA 49 has arrived at retailers. The TAA 49 is based off a special event only that was offered up to TAA retailers known as the La Flor Dominicana […]
The Herrera Esteli TAA Exclusive, a cigar introduced by Drew Estate for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) in 2016 is returning. This time, the cigar will be an on-going offering to TAA members. Each year, the TAA commissions cigar manufacturers to make exclusive cigars for its retail members. There are two types of TAA […]
The La Palina Bronze Label, the second installment by La Palina Cigars for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) for its 2017 Exclusive Series is on its way to retailers. The Bronze Label features a Habano wrapper over a Honduran binder and a combination of Honduran and Nicaraguan filler. Bronze Label will be available in […]
For the fourth year in a row, Crowned Heads has delivered an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). This past week, retailers have received The Angel’s Anvil 2017 – Crowned Heads’ installment into the 2017 TAA Exclusive Series. Like the previous three installments, The Angel’s Anvil 2017 is made at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr’s […]
Asylum Cigars has been known for making cigars ranging from 4 x 44 petite coronas and 7 x 38 Lanceros to 7 x 70 and 8 x 80 cigars, but one thing they did not have is a box pressed cigar – until now. This week, the company has shipped its Asylum 13 Box Pressed 70 x […]
The release of the Tatuaje TAA 2016 marked the sixth consecutive year that Tatuaje Cigars provided an exclusive cigar as a part of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series of cigars. It was back in 2011, when Tatuaje Cigars Owner Pete Johnson launched the Tatuaje TAA 2011, the first Tatuaje release for the TAA. The cigar became a […]
